Today

What did they mean?

A new made-up text every day, without the story behind it, the way real texts arrive. Guess, then see what was going on and how everyone else read it.

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What was really going onHidden until you lock in your read. Real texts don't come with the story either.

1How is the person who texted feeling, and what do they want from you? Tap or drag on the map. You can't know for sure, so go with your gut.

Good Wants space
Good, just not right nowGood, wants to connect Upset, wants spaceUpset, wants to connect
Wants to connect Upset
2And you: how would getting this from them make you feel? Optional

Real messages don't come with the story.

When a text could mean multiple things, Porcupine shows you a few ways to read it, then helps you ask before you answer. It's coming soon.

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Morgan, a coworker
Wow. Okay.
Porcupine · only youThis could be surprise, hurt, or just a busy moment. Worth asking before you answer.
That was a lot of weekend shifts at once. Want to look at the schedule together?

How you read people

Play a few days and a pattern shows up: whether you tend to read people as more upset, or as wanting more space, than most people do.

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Got a real one?

Paste a text you got, and the Quills Check shows you a few ways it could be read, and what you could ask instead of guessing. Writing one yourself? Switch to "I'm sending it" and it'll show you if the quills are up. It's free, and we don't save what you write.

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Missed one? Catch up.

The last week of messages. Your reads still count toward your reading style.

Catch-up reads don't count toward your streak. Come back tomorrow for a new one, or see every message so far.

Share your read

Paste it in a text or chat. The link shows as this picture of your score, and opens the game at this message. No spoilers.